Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 54
Chapter 92 — प्रतिष्ठाविधिकथनम्
Narration of the Consecration / Installation Procedure
कृत्वा शतादिपूर्णान्तं प्रोक्ष्याः शान्तिजलैःशिलाः पूजयेच्च कुशैः स्पृष्ट्वा प्रतितत्त्वमनुक्रमात्
kṛtvā śatādipūrṇāntaṃ prokṣyāḥ śāntijalaiḥśilāḥ pūjayecca kuśaiḥ spṛṣṭvā pratitattvamanukramāt
เมื่อทำพิธีให้ครบตามจำนวนที่กำหนด เริ่มด้วยหนึ่งร้อยเป็นต้นแล้ว พึงประพรมศิลา (ก้อนหินศักดิ์สิทธิ์) ด้วยน้ำสันติ (ศานติ-ชละ) จากนั้นเมื่อแตะด้วยหญ้ากุศะแล้ว พึงบูชาตามลำดับ ตัตตวะต่อตัตตวะ
Lord Agni (in dialogue tradition, instructing sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Shilpa","practical_application":"Pratiṣṭhā/śānti-kalpa handling of śilā (stones/icons): śānti-jala prokṣaṇa, kuśa-sparśa, and tattva-wise worship in correct order.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Śilā Prokṣaṇa with Śānti-jala and Tattva-krama Pūjā","lookup_keywords":["śānti-jala","prokṣaṇa","śilā","kuśa-sparśa","tattva-anukrama"],"quick_summary":"After completing the prescribed count (śatādi-pūrṇānta), sprinkle the stones with pacificatory water, touch with kuśa, and worship them in tattva-by-tattva sequence."}
Concept: Saṃskāra of matter: even inert śilā is ritually pacified and ordered into tattva-structure before it becomes a seat of divinity.
Application: In consecration work, complete japa/homa counts first, then perform prokṣaṇa and kuśa-mediated purification, and only then do systematic tattva-wise worship.
Khanda Section: Pūjā-vidhi (Pratiṣṭhā & Śānti-kalpa / Ritual consecration and pacification rites)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Stones intended for installation are arranged on a ritual platform; the priest sprinkles śānti-water, touches each with kuśa, and performs worship in a tattva-by-tattva order.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, consecration courtyard, stones on a lotus-mandala platform, priest sprinkling śānti-jala with kuśa, oil lamps, rhythmic decorative borders","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, gold-highlighted kumbha and ritual tray, stones neatly arranged, priest holding kuśa, shimmering śānti-jala droplets, ornate temple backdrop","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, didactic layout: sequential panels showing (1) pūrṇānta count completion, (2) prokṣaṇa, (3) kuśa-sparśa, (4) tattva-krama pūjā; fine linework","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed ritual scene with attendants, copper lota sprinkling water over stones, patterned carpets, architectural niche, delicate facial expressions"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Shuddha Saveri","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: शान्तिजलैः + शिलाः → शान्तिजलैःशिलाः (विसर्ग-लोप/सन्धि); पूजयेत् + च → पूजयेच्च; प्रति + तत्त्वम् → प्रतितत्त्वम्
Related Themes: Agni Purana 92 (Pratiṣṭhā & Śānti-kalpa sequence around nyāsa and śuddhi)
FAQs
It prescribes a consecration/pacification procedure: complete the counted rite (śatādi), sprinkle the installation stones with śānti-jala, touch them with kuśa, and worship them in a defined tattva-wise sequence.
It exemplifies the Agni Purana’s practical ritual manual aspect—detailing precise operational steps (counted completion, prokṣaṇa, kuśa-sparśa, tattva-krama) used in temple/installation and śānti rites alongside its many other disciplines.
Sprinkling with śānti-jala and kuśa-touch are purificatory and pacifying acts; worshiping “tattva by tattva” ritually orders and sanctifies the installation, aiming to remove obstacles (śānti) and establish auspiciousness and stability in the sacred work.